The river machine: A template for fish movement and habitat, fluvial geomorphology, fluid dynamics and biogeochemical cycling

River Research and Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 490-503

  Nestler, J M ^a   Pompeu, P S ^b   Goodwin, R A ^c   Smith, D L ^d   Silva, L G M ^e   Baigun C R M ^f   Oldani, N O ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^c Environmental Laboratory   (United States)

^d U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^e Ouro Branco   (Brazil)

^f INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^g Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnologico para la Industria Quimica   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycling; Fish migration; Hydro geomorphology; Large river ecology; Large river fish habitat; Large river fish requirements; River theory

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; FISH; FLOODPLAIN; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; MIGRATION; RIVER CHANNEL;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; PARANA RIVER; SAO FRANCISCO RIVER;

PISCES;

EID: 84868629941     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1567     Document Type: Article

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